Jalen Milroe of Alabama has been recognized as the national player of the week for college football for Week 11 of the current season.
Milroe delivered an impressive performance in the Crimson Tide’s 42-13 victory over LSU, rushing the ball 12 times for a career-high 185 yards and four touchdowns, along with completing 12 of 18 passes for 109 yards.
With a total of 16 rushing touchdowns this season, he set a new school record, surpassing Jalen Hurts’ previous mark of 13 set in 2016.
Among his notable plays, his 72-yard rushing touchdown against LSU stands out as the longest of his career, and his average of 15.4 yards per carry ranks as the fourth-highest for an Alabama player with at least 10 carries.
In his two career starts versus LSU, Milroe has amassed an impressive 340 rushing yards and 328 passing yards, scoring a total of eight rushing touchdowns.

In the runner-up position this week is Ashton Jeanty from Boise State, who exploded for over 200 rushing yards for the fourth time this season.
He finished with 209 yards and three rushing touchdowns on 34 carries during a 28-21 win against Nevada. This marked the eighth time in his career he has recorded three rushing touchdowns in a single game.
Jeanty remains the national leader in rushing yards, averaging an incredible 192.7 yards per game and ranking second in the country with 24.9 carries per contest.

Honorable mentions for the week include Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers, who completed 19 of 27 passes for 333 yards and achieved a career-high of five touchdown passes in a dominant 49-17 victory over Florida.
Georgia Tech’s Haynes King also made headlines by rushing the ball 20 times for 93 yards and a touchdown, while completing all six of his pass attempts for 32 yards and another touchdown in their 28-23 win over Miami.
Indiana linebacker Aiden Fisher had a standout game with 14 tackles, marking his eighth career game with double-digit tackles in a tight 20-15 win over Michigan.
Additionally, Mississippi’s Jared Ivey had a powerful performance, recording two sacks, seven tackles, and two pass breakups during a 28-10 win against Georgia.
East Carolina’s Katin Houser distinguished himself as well, finishing with 17 completions on 22 attempts for 343 yards and five touchdowns, in addition to rushing for another score in their 49-14 triumph against Florida Atlantic.

Here are some notable statistics from this week:
– Notre Dame has successfully held five opponents under 250 total yards for the first time since 1988.
– Georgia suffered its largest losing margin in recent memory, falling by 18 points to Mississippi, the worst since a 37-10 defeat to LSU in the 2019 SEC Title Game.
– Penn State has allowed only 42 points in the second half over nine games, with just 12 of those coming in the third quarter.
– Jaxson Dart of Mississippi leads the nation with 32 passes completing at least 30 yards, significantly ahead of TCU’s Josh Hoover, who has 21.
– Memphis has maintained a streak of scoring at least 20 points in 37 consecutive games, making it the longest active streak in the country.
– UCLA notably halted a five-game losing streak on natural grass with a win against Iowa, finishing 20-17 at the Rose Bowl on Friday.